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James E Shepard Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James E Shepard Middle enrolls 381 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 235 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 33% |
| White | 9 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 381 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James E Shepard Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
James E Shepard Middle is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 381 students, James E Shepard Middle is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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